NCT01854788

3 Airway Clearance Techniques in Non Cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis

A Comparative Study of Three Airway Clearance Techniques With Different Autonomy Degrees in Non Cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis: Randomized Cross-over Trial.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 31 (actual)
• Sponsor: Hospital Clinic of Barcelona · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Study design: a randomized, crossover trial. Each patient performed three different airway clearance techniques (Autogenic drainage, slow expiratory with glottis opened in lateral posture \[ELTGOL\], temporary- positive expiratory pressure \[T-PEP\] with not similar autonomy degree in a randomized order. Each technique were applied in 3 sessions during one week at alternate days (Monday /Wednesday/Friday or Tuesday/Thursday/Saturday). The time spent in each bronchial session was 40 minutes. Seven days were the wash-out time period between the different techniques.

Conditions

• Bronchiectasis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Autogenic drainage	It was performed following J. Chevallier recommendations.In this trial it was considered a self-administrated technique because physiotherapist only gave oral advice in order to ensure a correct performance of the technique.
OTHER	Slow expiration with glottis opened in lateral posture	It was performed following Postiaux´s recommendations. In this trial the technique was considered active-assisted because the physiotherapy played a role important in their execution.
OTHER	Temporary-positive expiratory pressure	The diaphragmatic breathing was required for this technique whereas patients remain seated in front of the device with a nose clip. The inspiratory /expiratory ratio was 1:2.It was taken into account as a device-administrated technique for this trial.

Timeline

• Start date: 2010-09-01
• Primary completion: 2012-06-01
• Completion: 2012-08-01
• First posted: 2013-05-16
• Last updated: 2013-05-16

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Spain